THE ZOO [FF NCT AESPA]
The Part 18

That afternoon Hendery was playing his drums so hard. His mood was good, many praised his performance at the school's anniversary event yesterday. He is also satisfied with his performance with Yangyang, Giselle and Jeno. Yangyang fans that day also welcomed the band club well, even some of them invited Hendery to take pictures together, something that made him embarrassed. Kang Ssaem even hugged himself backstage when the show was over. Hendery's friends, who are former band members, also congratulated him.

Hendery then halted his drumming when he saw Doyoung appear opening the door of the room.

“Doyoung hyung,” call Hendery while holding his drum cymbals to stop vibrating.

“Annyeong,” Doyoung tightly close the door of the room. He also walked straight until he arrived in front of the drum musical instrument belonging to the band club. “alone?”

“Yes. Because it's Monday,” said Hendery like reminding Doyoung that Taeyoung once had a rule that no band members should practice other than Thursday.

Doyoung laughs. “Hya you still follow that rule?”

“I just don't want this club to get in trouble again,”

“Hhh...” Doyoung crossed both hands. “hya, you should know what I experienced today,” Doyoung opened his voice again. “many took the club's questionnaire in the sausage room. Ten to overwhelmed,”

“Ne?”

“Hya, you're not aware? Many are interested in your band club!” Excitement Doyoung welcome Hendery's dazed reaction. “after this surely you have many members! Chukahae!” Continue, congratulate the band club.

“Hendery aah!” Xiaojun suddenly came to open the door.

“Oppaaa!” Giselle who came with them came in ahead of Xiaojun and Mark.

Hendery stood confused by the behavior of his three friends.

“Oppa, they're scary!” Exclaimed Giselle pointed at Xiaojun and Mark behind her.

“Wae? Wae?” Doyoung, who is still inside, mixes up Hendery's affairs.

“You're not home yet?!” Hendery scrunched his forehead staring at the two Xiaojun and Mark who were both carrying bags on his back.

“Mwoya, now you're a lot of fans!” Mark did not accept. “Dia.”

“Giselle,” whispered Xiaojun.

“Oh yes,” nod Mark. “Giselle just came to class and brought all the chocolate and the letter,”

Doyoung and Haendery immediately focused their eyes on a paper bag that looked full of paper and chocolate wrapped by a banded box.

“This,” Giselle gave the bag to Hendery.

“So many entrusted this to me,”

“Gomawo,” Hendery receives a bag containing the gift.

“Mwoya, Hendery,” Xiaojun did not accept.

“Hya, do not envy so,” said Doyoung broke up.

“Ann, sunbae. Usually we are the ones who get such gifts,” Xiaojun pointed at the bag that was already in Hendery's hands.

“O. Especially me,” Mark also boasted. “kau Xiaojun ‘kan many receive gifts from men.

“Hya!” Xiaojun pushed Mark aside.

“Aigoo... I was so embarrassed,” Giselle covered her face. “I went up to the 2nd grade floor, and it was like I was looking at me, aaargh. This bag is very striking,” point Giselle who was quite shy to give the gift to Hendery. The bag wasn't big enough to hold all the presents for Hendery, so anyone who saw it would have known the contents of the bag.

“Mian, hehe,” Hendery smilingly stuck out his tongue. “you should send me a message, so you can come straight here,”

“Haha, now your friends are also popular!” Doyoung looked at Xiaojun and Mark who were still putting on astonished faces.

“Gomawo, oppa,” Giselle says quietly to Hendery.

“Ha? For what?” Hendery scrunched his forehead hoping Giselle spoke louder.

“Because it has allowed me to perform with the band club, hehe,” he said shyly.

“Ey, who invited you ‘kan Yangyang. I just agree,” Hendery rejects Giselle's thanks. “you just talk to Yangyang,”

“Ah, ne.” Giselle showed off her teeth.

“Then...me...I will get into band club,”.

“EH?!”

The whole room cried out in shock.

“Be..really?!”

“Members club band?!”

“Then your cheers club?!”

“Mwoya? You're a member of the cheers club?!”

Giselle smiled awkwardly at the question Doyoung, Mark, Hendery and Xiaojun were asking in quick succession.

“Ne, I don't think the cheers club suits me,” replied Giselle while scratching her head.

“Wuah...” Doyoung claps slowly. “new member first,” comment. “you can go to the osis room to meet Ten,”

“Ne, gamsahamnida sunbae,” Giselle bowed respectfully to the head of the sausage before her.

“Mwoya?! Chukahae, Hendery well!!” Xiaojun cried out who ran over to hug Hendery.

Mark cheered happily. Unexpectedly, all the students were there; xiaojun, Mark, Hendery and Doyoung, instead joined hands in a circle and walked around while jumping with Giselle who was in their midst. Giselle just laughed confused until finally jumping with her upperclassman.

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Giselle became the center of attention amid a crowd of cheers who were ready to practice. He looks different because he still wears his school uniform, not the cheers uniform he used to wear when training with his cheers club.

Giselle thrusts the cheers uniform at Joy. He returned a uniform he would never wear again. Joy looks sad with Giselle's decision to opt out of the cheers club. The cheers club coach then directs all members to give Joy and Giselle time to talk.

“Gomawoyo, sunbae,” Giselle said with a smile.

“Gisella ah, wae?” Ask Joy. “Does this have anything to do with the member selection for yesterday's event?”

“Aniyeyo,”

“Did we hurt you?” Ask Joy again, ascertaining what reason Giselle got out of the cheers.

“Aniyeyo, sunbae, don't be. I am very happy to be at this club, and I am also happy that there is a sunbae that always encourages me,” Giselle tries to calm Joy of all her bad thoughts. “I also understand why Joy sunbae chose certain members to be able to perform at the school anniversary event yesterday,”

“Then why did you leave? I told you you could be a catch..”.

“Mianhaeyo, sunbae,” by Giselle. “For so long I realized, that I like cheersleaders only as a spectator. I was so impressed with every show the cheerleaders put on. But only that,” explained Giselle.

“Mm.. I understand,” said Joy understood Giselle's intentions. “Then... will you enter the band club?” Guess Joy.

“Ne,” Giselle nods confidently. “I want to be in the band club. The performances we did yesterday made me realize that I should have chosen the band club and been a cheers club spectator, not the other way around,”

“Already expected,” Joy stroking Giselle's head slowly. “Sini,” Joy opens her arms. Waiting for Giselle to enter.

The two of them hugged each other slightly, shaking their bodies and laughing.

“Mwoyaaa.” Yeri suddenly comes and hugs Giselle along with Joy. “Giselle aah..”

“Unnie.. gomawoyoo,” said Giselle who is still in close need Yeri and Joy.

“Anniaa…. Why thank you,” Yeri sounds like you want to cry.

“Mwoya? What are you guys doing?” Yoon Ssaem came to the three of them. “you are like going to release Giselle to go far,” comments.

“Ssaem!” Giselle then hugged the cheers coach who was patient with her.

“Omo omo!” Excited Yoon ssaem who was pushed back due to a hug attack from Giselle. “healthy always yes!” Remembered that the last time he trained with Giselle, Giselle was pale and limp.

Giselle looked at Yoon Ssaem. He promises that he will no longer neglect his health. He was then slightly startled by Karina who suddenly appeared and stood nearby.

“Don't know... I'm sad that I can't train with you.” he said with a sob.

“Aigoo...” Giselle now alternately hugs Karina who is saddened by Giselle's departure from the cheers club.

Giselle also finished saying goodbye to the club for approximately 4 months became his favorite club. He now sees all the cheers returning to obey Yoon Ssaem's orders to form a line.

“Hya, Jooyeon ah,” call Giselle who sees Jooyeon is digging her shoes and has not yet entered the line.

Jooyeon looked up at Giselle who was approaching. “Wae?” He then stood up and crossed his arms, still acting haughty. “I won't say goodbye to you. Hhh, drama once,”

“I didn't expect that from you either,” Giselle crossed her arms.

“Cih,” Jooyeon throw away face. “Hya, so you've given up? Or do you already know that this club doesn't deserve you?”

“Haha, not both,” Giselle laughed quite loudly. Yoon Ssaem who is aware of Giselle and Jooyeon meeting, let them both speak four eyes. “I just want to encourage you alone,”

“Mwo?!”

“You are beautiful, slim, and talented,” said Giselle with a step forward on Jooyeon, and made Jooyeon step back slowly. “don't get discouraged, it's not cool,”

“M..mwo?!”

“Your attitude to me,” Giselle then stopped her steps. “your attitude to me shows that you are not confident. You're afraid of losing competitiveness with me, aren't you?”

“Ha?! Just right?!”

“Sstt! Do not be hard, later all know your problem,” Giselle tease while raising one end of her lips. “yah, anyway, I just want to encourage you,” Giselle also walked backwards while whispering, “Jooyeon, hwaiting! Cheers club, hwaiting!”

Not yet Jooyeon yelled angrily at him, Giselle turned around and left all the cheers club members who were doing regular exercises inside the sports hall. Giselle's feelings that day were quite diverse, she was sad because she had left her loved ones at the cheers club, she was sad because her days at the cheers club were no longer there, no more laughter-filled joint exercises with Yeri and Karina. But he is also happy because soon he will officially become a member of the band club. He did not expect that he would greatly enjoy his performance at the school anniversary event on Friday.

“Oh.” Giselle sees Yangyang passing through the back garden of the school with his tripod and his usual cellphone, he uses to record his activities.

Giselle moves quickly to escape Yangyang's sight. But it was too late because Yangyang had already called out to him. “Giselle ah!”

Giselle's feet were silent. He looked back and smiled fakely at Yangyang who was running towards him.

“Hya,” greet Yangyang who has stood before him. “mau go home?”

“Oh? Mm. yes,” replied Giselle who avoided eye contact with Yangyang.

“You why?” Yangyang's head followed the direction of Giselle's eyeball. Making Giselle give up and finally look at her. “what's the matter? You hungry?”

“Hyaa.” Giselle stomped her feet in annoyance. He then lowered his voice. “aku. I quit the cheers club,”.

“Jinjja? Yangyang shocked. He was ready to listen to Giselle's story, he even turned off his camera and stared fixedly at Giselle. “Wae?”

“Nothing happened. I'm the one who resigned,”

“Wae?” Who repeated the question.

“Because I entered the band club, you fool!” Giselle hits Yangyang's arm.

“Aw! Sakiiit!” Rintih Yangyang's. “Mwoya?! Really?!” Who cried out did not expect. “Yeeeyyy!!” she immediately hugged Giselle until Giselle was pushed back a little. “Gomawooo!!!”

“Hya mwoya?!” Excited Giselle who was quite surprised by Yangyang's reaction. “let go.” Giselle took off Yangyang's embrace.

“Mian mian, I'm too happy!” Yangyang smiled widely. “Gomawo,”

Giselle throwing away face in shame, “what to thank,”

Yangyang still smiled widely in front of him. It looks like Hendery hasn't met Yangyang yet to announce that Giselle will be joining the band.

“You..” Giselle sounds stammered. “mau eat ramyeon?”

“Mwo?!”

“Aglow!” Giselle holds her chest. “what happened to your reaction?!”

“Ramyeon?!”

“Ah! That's not what I mean!” Giselle sounded panicked to face Yangyang who misunderstood her words. Yang who just thought Giselle would ask her out on a date, because she used a sentence that had two meanings. “Ma.I mean, I took you to eat ramyeon on 7/11!” giselle corrected her sentence.

“Ooh.. hehe,” Yangyang scratched his head. His face still looks red. “wae? To celebrate you getting out of the cheers club, or are you in the band club?”

“Aigoo.

“Hya. wait.” Who followed Giselle.

“As a thank you,” replied Giselle on the question Yangyang.

“Ha? What?” The one who brought her body closer to Giselle.

“Hya!” Giselle pushes Yangyang's body plan aside. “don't pretend not to hear,”

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Giselle and Yangyang laid their bodies on the couch in the band's club room. He did not expect Thursday to be the registration day for new members of the band club. They serve new students who will become new members of the band club. Hendery and Yangyang initially looked happy, but over time they were tired of conveying conditions to new members and interviewing them about what skills they had.

Jeno, who is also a new member of the band club, shares a cold drink with Hendey, Yangyang and Giselle. Unlike Giselle, Jeno did not leave the basketball club. He is still training with his club. Johnny's question made Jeno think again.

“...I know you also like playing guitar. Why don't you try to get into the band club?”

It was Johnny's question that convinced Jeno to become a member of the band's club. Hendery was a little surprised to see Jeno among so many new members of the band. He did not expect that Hendery, who had repeatedly refused to enter the band club, eventually enrolled as one of the members.

“Aigoo... finally quiet,” Someone suddenly entered the club room with the door still wide open.

“Taeyoung hyung!” Hendery stood from the wooden chair he used to study in the band club room.

“Annyeong,” a sweep, down Giselle and Yangyang who were relaxing on the sofa, and also past Jeno who was standing leaning against the wall. He was in front of Hendery. He looked at the papers that Hendery stacked on the table in front of him. “tadi I intend to come here, but very crowded,” he continued while taking a paper containing the registration questionnaire of club members.

“Hyung.”

“Many also,” Taeyoung see one by one the numbers in his hands. “congratulations, you will soon get the club's coach teacher, he said,” said that knowing that the band club Hendery who just opened at the beginning of the year could not get a teacher if the member less than 5 people.

“But I never thought it would be this much, hyung,” grumbled Hendery while leaning his body against that hard chair.

“For tomorrow's meeting, have them form a group. They will always train with the group they choose. How?” Taeyoung gives a suggestion. “then, give them a schedule of the hours they practice. An hour or an hour and a half is enough. Remember, the school still asks you to open the room every Thursday. Well, even if you as the core team are free to enter at any time,”

“Tu.. wait,” Hendery then wrote down each Taeyoung command in the book he used to make as a scribble when creating a new tone. “How about the schedule earlier, hyung?” Hendery asked Taeyoung to repeat his words.

Hearing the conversation of the two band leaders, Jeno immediately closed the door and invited Yangyang and Giselle to approach the two of them.

“Example, group a practiced in the first hour, then followed by group b. If the time is not enough, next week group c,” repeat Taeyoung with a clearer explanation. “ I see your new member up to 17 people,”

“Ne hyung, most of them are students of class 1,” replied Hendery who is still writing.

“For members who request musical instrument training, just do it after the last group has finished practicing. It also needs you to schedule, who will train that day,”

“Ne, hyung,”

“One more time,” Taeyoung flicked her finger.

“because they are 1st grade students, they could not understand the strict rules in this club. Have you explained?”

“Ne hyung, we said earlier,”

“Wuaahh...” Yangyang opened his mouth in awe. “sunbae is so cool,” Yangyang gave his thumbs up to Taeyoung.

“Sunbae organized person yes,” praise Giselle. “tadi all looks complicated and confusing, but sunbae can set well!”

“Haha, aniya,” Taeyoung shakes her head with a smile. “there used to be a band member named Kun, he used to set all the schedules. I'm just copying,”

“Kun hyung,” call Hendery in heart. It feels like he met Kun and told the events of today, including the change in nature of Taeyoung who finally wanted to talk and even give advice to him. “Kun hyung, band club successfully ‘live’ back!”

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